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SectionThree:

ReadingOne:

“SocialNetworkinginSchools:

EducatorsDebatetheMeritsofTechnologyinClassrooms”

FirstPosted:

03/27/11Updated:

05/27/11HuffingtonPost.Writtenby:

VictoriaFine

Predictingthecontentoftheessay:

Studentsworkinpairstoanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Question:

Basedonthetitleandthepicture,whatdoyouthinkthemajorissueofthisessaywillbe?

Willtheauthorfocusonthepositive,negative,orotheraspectsoftheInternet?

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2.Question:

BecauseofyouraccesstotheInternet,doyou,asastudent,feelmoreconnectedtotheworldoutsideyourhomecountry?

Whyorwhynot?

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3.Question:

HowcouldyouusetheInternettoincreaseyourcriticalthinkinglevelandability?

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4.FunTask:

Onaseparatesheetofpaper,drawapicturethatrepresentsthetitleofthisessay:

“SocialNetworkinginSchools:

EducatorsDebatetheMeritsofTechnologyinClassrooms”

Inthis2011digitalworld,opportunitiesforeducationareavailablelikeneverbefore.Thoughteachersusingonlinetoolsareempoweringstudentstotakepartintheireducation,theymayalsobeexposingthemtoinappropriatematerial,sexualpredators,bullyingandharassmentbypeers.Teacherswhoarenotcarefulwiththeiruseofthesitescanfallintoinappropriaterelationshipswithstudentsorpublicizephotosandinformationtheybelievedwerekeptprivate.Forthesereasons,criticsarecallingforregulationandforremovingsocialnetworkingfromclassrooms--despitethepositiveeffectstheyhaveonstudentsandtheessentialtoolstheyprovideforeducationintoday'sdigitalclimate.

Thepositiveeffectsofsocialnetworkingsitesineducationareprofound.AccordingtoastudyconductedbytheUniversityofMinnesota

（1）onstudentuseofsocialmedia,studentswhoarealreadyengaginginsocialnetworkingcouldbenefitfromincorporatingitintocurriculum.ChristineGreenhow,whowastheprincipalinvestigatorinthestudy,elaboratedontheimpactsocialnetworkingcouldhaveoneducation."Byunderstandinghowstudentsmaybepositivelyusingthesenetworkingtechnologiesintheirdailylivesandwheretheas-yet-unrecognizededucationalopportunitiesare,wecanhelpmakeschoolsevenmorerelevant,connected,andmeaningfultokids."

Throughutilizingteachingtechniquesthatincorporatesocialmedia,teachersareabletoincreasestudents'engagementintheireducation,increasetechnologicalproficiency,contributetoagreatersenseofcollaborationintheclassroom,andbuildbettercommunicationskills.AMashablearticletitled,“TheCaseforSocialMediainSchools”

（2）alsodetailsseveralreasonsforadvocatingtheuseofsocialnetworkingintheclassroomandprovidesarealexampleofhowitisaffectingeducationinapositiveway."AyearafterseventhgradeteacherElizabethDelmatoffstartedapilotsocialmediaprograminherPortland,Oregonclassroom,20percentofstudentsschool-widewerecompletingextraassignmentsfornocredit,gradeshadgoneupmorethan50percent,andchronicabsenteeismwasreducedbymorethanathird."

KarenCator,fromtheU.S.Dept.ofEducation,inanonlinequestionandanswerseriesfeaturedonedutopia.org（3）alsocommentedonthepotentialofsocialnetworkingtoimprovetheAmericaneducationsystem."Thinkaboutnotonlyincorporatingtechnologyintoyourlessons,butcreatingmoreandmorecompellingassignmentssothat21stcenturyskills,thekindsofthingsstudentswillhavetodevelopintermsofcriticalthinking,problemsolving,collaboration,globalparticipation--thattheseareincorporatedintoassignments.Thebestspaceswillincorporatesocialmedia,andinteractingwithothers."

Anotherstudy（4）,whichanalyzedhowstudentsperformedwhenaskedtousetwittertodoassignments,foundthatstudentswhowereaskedto"contributetoclassdiscussionsandcompleteassignmentsusingTwitterincreasedtheirengagementoverasemestermorethantwiceasmuchasacontrolgroup."

Ascallsforeducationreformresonateacrossthecountryandloomingbudgetcutsindicateagrimfutureformanypublicschools,onlinetoolsarebecomingvaluableresources.Somesay,however,theycomewithtoogreatarisk.Reportsofsexualpredators（5）haveraisedthealarmandpromptedparentsandlegislatorstoquestionthepotentialofusingsocialmediaforeducation.

Thoughsexualpredatorsareoftencitedastheprimaryconcern,AmandaLenhartwiththePewResearchCenter'sInternetandAmericanLifeProject,explained,inanarticlefortheHoustonChronicle（6）,thatthisislessofariskthanitismadeouttobe."Mostlykidsatriskalreadyhaveabunchofsocialandemotionalproblemsintheirlives.Thesekidsaretheoneswhomightengageinriskybehaviors,seekoutsextalkonlineandknowinglymeetpeoplewhoareolder."AccordingtotheChroniclearticle,"Peer-to-peerharassmentandbullyingaremuchmorecommonthreatstoonlineyoungsters,"whichisaconcernbothonlineandoff.

BothFederalandstatelegislationhasbeenproposedtocurbtheuseofsocialnetworkinginschools,whichhasincitedcontroversyoverthelegalityofsuchlegislation.Criticsbelievethatregulatingonlineactivityisaviolationoffirstamendmentrights.

Inlieuofthecontroversy,networkshavesteppeduptheireffortstocreatesaferonlinecommunitiesforstudents.Facebook,whichcurrentlyhasover900millionusers,makingitthelargestsocialnetworkingsite,partneredwiththeNationalParent-TeacherAssociation（PTA）"topromoteresponsibleandsafeInternetusetokids,parentsandteachers."Accordingtoareportaboutthecollaboration,"NationalPTAandFacebookwillestablishacomprehensiveprogramthatwillprovideinformation,supportandnewstoencouragecitizenshiponline,reducecyberbullying,andadvanceInternetsafetyandsecurity."Facebookwentontocreatebothsafetyandeducationtabsthatprovideinformationandresourcesforeducatorsandconcernedparents.

Asthedebatecontinuesovertheroletechnologyandsocialnetworkingplayintheclassroom,proponentsonbothsidesarefightingtofindabalancebetweentheimportanceofinnovationandthesafetyofstudents.Thoughtherearerisksassociatedwithencouragingstudentstousesocialnetworkingsites,proponentsarguethepotentialforopportunityoutweighsthecosts.Assolutionsthatsatisfybothsidescontinuetodevelop,onlineeducationresourcesmaypavethewayforgrowthinAmerica'sschools.

Bibliography:

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//www.edutopia.org/blog/karen-cator-doe-video-answers-questions-national-education-technology-plan>

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FunQuestions:

Studentsworkinpairstoanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Question:

Howmanyexternalsourcesdoestheauthorusetosupportherideas?

Answer:

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2.Question:

Theseexternalsourcesprovidebothqualitativeandquantitativedataforsupport.Inthespacebelow,writeoneexamplefromthetextofquantitativesupport,andoneexampleofqualitativesupport.（Remember:

quantitativeisnumericaldata）

Quantitative:

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Qualitative:

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3.Question:

AccordingtoChristineGreenhow,whatisthemajorbenefitthatnetworkingtechnologywillbringtostudents?

Answer:

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4.Question:

DoyouagreewithChristineGreenhow’sassessmentofthebenefitsnetworkingtechnologywillbringtostudents?

Why/whynot?

Answer:

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5.Question:

ThefirstamendmenttotheU.S.constitutionstates:

“Congressshallmakenolaw…abridgingthefreedomofspeech,orofthepress;ortherightofthepeoplepeaceablytoassemble….”

Inheressay,theauthorstatesthat,“Criticsbelievethatregulatingonlineactivityisaviolationoffirstamendmentrights.”Doyouagreewiththisidea?

Why/whynot?

Answer:

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6.Question:

Apartfrom“sexualpredators”,theHoustonChroniclesourcestatesthattherearetwo,morecommonthreatstoonlineyoungsters.Whatarethetwoconcerns?

Answer:

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7.Preparingtowriteaparagraph:

Task:

Theauthor’sthesisstatementis:

“